Can a non-physician own a med spa in Ohio?
Ownership · part of The Practice Perimeter
Ohio answers the ownership question the other way round from most of this corpus. The statute expressly authorizes a physician to practice through a corporation, an LLC, a partnership or a professional association — and then says that list is not exhaustive.
Ohio Rev. Code §4731.226(A)(1) · verified Aug 17, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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Every other rule we have verified under ownership & corporate practice of medicine, each linked to its primary source.
A person the State Medical Board licenses to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery may render those professional services through a corporation formed under division (B) of section 1701.03, a limited liability company, a partnership, or a professional association formed under Chapter 1785.
Ohio Rev. Code §4731.226(A)(1) · verified Aug 17, 2026
That list is expressly not exhaustive: the statute states it does not preclude such an individual from rendering professional services through another form of business entity, including but not limited to a nonprofit corporation or foundation, or in another manner authorized by the Revised Code or by rules of the State Medical Board.
Ohio Rev. Code §4731.226(A)(1) · verified Aug 17, 2026
Whatever entity is chosen, the clinical obligations do not move with it. The physician remains personally answerable to the Board for departures from minimal standards of care and for what is delegated, and the Board disciplines the licensee rather than the company.
Ohio Rev. Code §4731.22(B)(6) · verified Aug 17, 2026
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